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Elizabeth II’s devotion to the Commonwealth

The Queen’s devotion to the Commonwealth

17 September 2022

9:00 AM

17 September 2022

9:00 AM

It’s a question which would inevitably surface during any serious discussion of Queen Elizabeth II: who was her favourite prime minister?

Unlike her grandfather, George V, who was clear that he favoured Ramsay MacDonald (and told him so), or George VI, for whom Winston Churchill was the clear winner, Elizabeth II always kept us guessing.

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